CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Doug Skaff Jr., a West Virginia newspaper executive and former Democratic legislative leader, died Tuesday following an accident on Interstate 79. He was 48.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed late Tuesday that former House Del. Doug Skaff was killed in a car accident Tuesday on Interstate 79. According to W.Va. State Police, the crash occurred at 4:15 p ...

Former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said he’s known the Skaff family for years. He hopes they can get through this tragic loss and see the impact Doug made across the state.

Skaff came in second to Dr. Tom Takubo, who won as part of the 2014 Republican wave that saw the GOP take the majority in the House and Senate for the first time in more than 80 years.